Extended Practice

Yoga, Meditation at a Santa Cruz Retreat Center

A Time for Self Directed Practice: Let Love Dissolve You

Drawing upon the inspirational theme of the classic monsoon retreats of India and Thailand, when monks and laymen alike typically congregated to practice meditation, we offer September and October each year for serious practitioners to come and focus on personal practice.

Exploring this ancient restorative wisdom practice, Rains Retreat at Sumaya offers a silent spiritual refuge that nurtures personal, self directed, contemplative practice, for experienced yogis, writers, and meditators. Our intention is to promote an intensive self-retreat atmosphere that fosters inner peace, compassion and personal insight, where one may unwind and rejuvenate in silent simplicity away from the demands of modern life.

Deep meditation opens us to new possibilities beyond habitual views and encumbered fixations where greater awareness and dynamic transformation are seeded. Intimately investigating our deepest truth, beyond the conditioning of the rational mind, invites us to rest in the spontaneous flow of fresh, unexplored territory. Embracing our interconnectedness with all living beings awakens our natural appreciation for gratitude in everyday life. The resultant cultivation of loving kindness expands our hearts, energizing the radiant power of divine truth as co-creation with sacred silence unfolds within us.

We offer the majesty of our lake front nature sanctuary, our two inspiring temple spaces and our lovely private or double occupancy accommodations. Additionally we provide ongoing tea service, drinking water three simple, wholesome meals a day, and housekeeping services weekly. In order to share this open rains retreat with a larger audience we have significantly reduced our pricing structure.

Testimonials

I have never felt the power of Nature and Her healing qualities as much as I did when teaching and practicing at Villa Sumaya. The land is sacred and magically healing.

Jeanne Heileman, Yoga Instructor in Los Angeles, California

In Praise of Villa Sumaya: Every winter since 2006, Villa Sumaya has enfolded our groups of creative writers & yoginis in her beautiful arms.

Patricia Lee Lewis

For both of us, the week at Villa Sumaya was a transformational experience, and I don’t often use that term.

Rhonda and Eric

"Comfortable space to rest and to feel the spirit while nurturing the senses. Wonderful services, staff and treatments. A gem to add in the heart of your spiritual journeys."

Nubia Teixeira and Jai Uttal

"The most wonderful relaxing environment that restores your peace and helps you appreciate life, you'll meet wonderful people and achieve a sense of calm not possible anywhere else."

Karen Keresturi

"Villa Sumaya is one of those few places that you can go and finally let go of trying to get more of what you don't need. It is in this oasis of calm that I find I can use all the surrendered energy to make a difference with what I do have and with what I am.

Karen Keresturi

My time at Villa Sumaya was the highlight of my trip to Guatemala. When I feel my patience fading during times of stress, now I close my eyes, picture Villa Sumaya, and remember all that I learned while I was there."

Angela Wisely

You’ve created a very personal, loving and gentle environment. It was a real honeymoon in such a beautiful place."

Brian and Susanna

I also wanted to let you know that this has been one of the most perfect weeks I have ever experienced. Everything here was beyond my expectations. From the surroundings, to the people in the villages, the staff, the center, the food, just everything!

Michelle

I've had many amazing adventures since those eight days at Villa Sumaya, and yet it still remains the place in the world that I think of as the most peaceful, spiritual and magical.

Mikki

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Villa Sumaya is an Eco-Chic Wellness Center. We are dedicated to rejuvenating holistic practices and healing modalities as well as preserving Mayan traditions and facilitating outdoor adventure in the heart of the Altiplano. Majestically located on the shores of Lake Atitlan, we offer custom designed all inclusive services, to personal, group and family retreats.